US7524274B2 - Tissue positioning systems and methods for use with radiation therapy - Google Patents
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- A61N5/1001—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy using radiation sources introduced into or applied onto the body; brachytherapy
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- A61N5/1049—Monitoring, verifying, controlling systems and methods for verifying the position of the patient with respect to the radiation beam
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US10/704,161 US7524274B2 (en) | 2003-11-07 | 2003-11-07 | Tissue positioning systems and methods for use with radiation therapy |
JP2006539711A JP4880475B2 (en) | 2003-11-07 | 2004-11-05 | System for treating tissue around a resected cavity that may be affected by proliferative tissue damage and apparatus for treating proliferative tissue damage after a mammary mass removal procedure |
CN2004800398511A CN1929891B (en) | 2003-11-07 | 2004-11-05 | Tissue positioning systems and methods for use with radiation therapy |
EP04800876A EP1689491A2 (en) | 2003-11-07 | 2004-11-05 | Tissue positioning systems and methods for use with radiation therapy |
PCT/US2004/037202 WO2005046791A2 (en) | 2003-11-07 | 2004-11-05 | Tissue positioning systems and methods for use with radiation therapy |
BRPI0416242-0A BRPI0416242A (en) | 2003-11-07 | 2004-11-05 | method for treating a proliferative tissue disorder, system for treating tissue surrounding a resected cavity, and device for treating a proliferative tissue disorder following a lumpectomy procedure |
KR1020067008903A KR20070011235A (en) | 2003-11-07 | 2004-11-05 | Tissue positioning systems and methods for use with radiation therapy |
AU2004289268A AU2004289268B2 (en) | 2003-11-07 | 2004-11-05 | Tissue positioning systems and methods for use with radiation therapy |
CA002544756A CA2544756A1 (en) | 2003-11-07 | 2004-11-05 | Tissue positioning systems and methods for use with radiation therapy |
IL175386A IL175386A0 (en) | 2003-11-07 | 2006-05-02 | Tissue positioning systems and methods for use with radiation therapy |
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CN (1) | CN1929891B (en) |
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CA (1) | CA2544756A1 (en) |
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